IR umpire approves Qantas engineer deal

The industrial relations umpire has signed off on a workplace agreement between Qantas and its engineers.

Fair Work Australia on Monday said it had endorsed the agreement, after a long-running dispute between the airline and the workers.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the carrier was pleased that an agreement had finally been reached.

"After such a damaging industrial campaign by the licensed aircraft maintenance engineers union last year, it is a relief that this issue has finally drawn to a close," Mr Joyce said in a statement on Monday.

The determination affecting the 1600-member Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association sets a three per cent annual pay rise and other agreements related to rostering and transition to retirement.

The deal remains in place until December 31, 2014, and the engineers will be banned from taking industrial action before 2015.

Last October, Mr Joyce temporarily grounded the entire Qantas fleet due to the ongoing disputes with the engineers, the pilots union and the Transport Workers Union.

The arbitration process with the pilots and transport workers is continuing.